Background*

Mr. John P. Cavoores served as the Co-Chief Executive Officer of Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited. and Aspen Insurance UK Limited from October 2010 to January 1, 2012. Mr. Cavoores has more than 27 years of experience in the global insurance industry. He served as Senior Advisor at The Blackstone Group, Private Equity Group from October 10, 2006 to March 2010. Mr. Cavoores’s main focus was on Blackstone's investments in the insurance industry. He served as a Managing ... Director of Century Capital Management, LLC in 2006. He served as the President and Chief Executive Officer at OneBeacon Insurance Group since 2003 until July 16, 2005 and its Managing Director since December 2001. Mr. Cavoores served as the Chief Operating Officer, the Head of Underwriting, Reinsurance, and other functions at the OneBeacon Insurance Group. He joined White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. in November 2000 to assist in the acquisition of OneBeacon Insurance Group. For six months prior to joining the White Mountains Insurance Group, Mr. Cavoores served as the Chief Operating Officer at subsidiaries of Reliance Group Holdings and focused upon the company’s restructuring and subsidiary sales. He served as the President and the Chief Operating Officer of National Union Insurance Company. Mr. Cavoores served as an Executive Vice President and a Managing Director of Chubb until 1998 where he had been responsible for all Chubb’s business outside the United States. He began his insurance career in 1979 as a Trainee at Chubb Insurance Group. During his 19 years at the firm, Mr. Cavoores held numerous positions in specialty underwriting ultimately becoming a Co-Chief Underwriting Officer for the worldwide specialty underwriting business. He served as the Chairman of Chubb Insurance Company of Europe SA. He has been a Director of Guidewire Software, Inc. since December 5, 2012. He has been a Director of Alliant Insurance Holdings since October 30, 2006. He has been a Director of Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited. since October 30, 2006. He serves as a Director of Alliant Holdings I, LLC. He served as a Director of Cyrus Reinsurance Holdings SPC and Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. He has done a BA in Economics from Holy Cross and attended the Wharton Executive Management Program.

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